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The Prehistory of Iberia
This volume advances the archaeological study of social organisation in Prehistory, and more specifically the rise of social complexity in European Prehistory. Within the wider context of world Prehistory, in the last 30 years the subject of early social stratification and state formation has been a key subject on interest in Iberian Prehistory. This book illustrates the differing forms of resistances, the interplay between change and continuity, the multiple paths to and from social complexity, and the 'failures' of states to form in Prehistory. Focusing on Iberia, but with a permanent connection to the wider geographical framework, this book presents, for the first time, a chronologically comprehensive, up-to-date approach to the issue of state formation in prehistoric Europe.
The Romanization of Central Spain
Curchin explores how, why and to what extent the peoples of Central Spain were integrated into the Roman Empire during the period from the second century BC to the second century AD. He approaches the question from a variety of angles, including the social, economic, religious and material experiences of the inhabitants as they adjusted to change, the mechanisms by which they adopted new structures and values, and the power relations between Rome and the provincials. The book also considers the peculiar cultural features of Central Spain, which made its Romanization so distinctive.
The Visigoths in Gaul and Iberia
This bibliography is a supplement to the one previously published by Brill in 1988. This one covers material from 1984 to 2003. The chronology has been expanded to begin in the fourth century. Numerous Iberian Church Fathers not represented in the first one are now incorporated. The book contains author and subject indexes and is cross-referenced throughout.
Arqueología, sociedad, territorio y paisaje: estudios sobre prehistoria reciente, protohistoria y transición al mundo romano en homenaje a Ma Dolores Fernández Posse
María Dolores Fernández-Posse (Pachula para todos sus conocidos), empezó su carrera científica como alumna de Antonio Arribas en la Universidad de Granada. Desarrolló su notable capacidad como arqueóloga en las excavaciones que el equipo de Arribas efectuaba por entonces en los asentamientos del Cerro de la Encina (Monachil) y la Cuesta del Negro (Perullena) y completó su doctorado con su tesis "El final de la Edad de Bronce en la Meseta Norte: la Cultura de Cogotas". Paralelamente entró a formar parte de los servicios técnicos de Arqueología del Ministerio de Cultura en 1975, cuando a través de Arribas conoció al que entonces era su responsable, Juan Maluquer de Motes; en ellos trabajó hasta su muerte prematura en 2007. Este libro es un homenaje y un reflejo de la amplia gama de amistades e intereses científicos con que contaba Pachula.
Vrbes Extinctae
Core tourist sites for the classical world are the ruins of those many and scattered examples of 'lost' and abandoned towns - from Pompeii to Timgad to Ephesus and Petra. Usually studied for their peaks and growth, rarely are their ends explored in detail, to consider the processes of loss and also to trace their 'afterlives', when they were often robbed for materials even if still hosting remnant populations.This volume breaks new ground by examining the phenomenon of urban loss and abandonment from Roman to medieval times across the former Roman Empire. Through a series of case studies two main aspects are examined: firstly, the sequences and chronologies of loss of sites, roles, structure...
Mad for God
Convinced he was the Elijah Messiah, the Spanish peasant Bartolom� S�nchez believed that God had sent him in divine retribution for the crimes committed by the Inquisition and the Church. S�nchez's vocal and intolerable religious deviance quickly landed him in the very court he believed he was sent to destroy. Fortunately for him, the first inquisitor assigned to his case came to believe that S�nchez was not guilty by virtue of insanity, and tried to collect the proof that would save his life. For seven years, S�nchez shuttled between jails, hospitals, and his home village while his fate hung in the balance. Nalle convincingly evokes the compassion of S�nchez's first inquisitor, Pedro Cortes, as he struggled to save his prisoner's life, and argues that the Spanish, compared to other Europeans of the day, were remarkably rational and humane when dealing with the mentally ill. A gripping tale of madness and religious conviction, Mad for God offers new historical insight into the ongoing debate over the nature of religious inspiration, insanity, and criminal responsibility.
